Tile roof and method of laying the same.



G. LARSON.

TILE ROOF AND METHOD 0F LAYING THE SAME.

APPLICATION man MAY 23. 1916.

19%@ 3%. Patented Nov. 27,1917.

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lNhTE PATENT GUSTAF LARSON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALFORNIA, ASSIGNOB TO LOSANGELES PRESSE@ BRICK CGMPANY, 0E' LOS ANGELES, CALEFORNIA, ACORPORATION 0F CALIFORNA.

TILE ROOF AND METHOD OF LAYNG THE SAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2'?, iljl.

Application filed May 23, 1916. Serial No. 99,351.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GUs'rAr LAnsorI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, vin the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Tile Roof and Methods ofLaying the Same, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements 1 n tile roofs and the primaryobject is to mm1- mize thev cost thereof and to simplify and expeditethe laying of tiles by provlding a time-saving method which requiresfewer nails and tiles to cover a given area than the ordinary method.

Another object is to provide a t1le roof in which leakage is reduced toa minimum by laying the tiles so as to cover the nail holes.

A further object is to provide a roof 1n which the tiles interengage andlie in such relation tot one another as to produce a compact, durableand ornamental roof.

Other objects and advantages may appear from the subjoined detaildescription.

rllhe accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a roof constructed in accordance with myinven tion; j

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectlonal vlew taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 15 nFig. 3 is a transverse sectlonal view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. l.

Referring tc the drawlngs, l designates roof boards orbeams of theordinary character upon which are mounted spaced parallel tile suporting cleats 2.

The roo 1s formed of .upper and, lower concavo convex tiles 3 and 4which are similar as to construction and laid with their concave facesdown and up respectively. However, the tiles need not be convex asshown, since the only requirement is that they be concave.

The method of laying the tiles and the arrangement thereof so as to formthe roof shown in the drawings is as follows: A plurality of lower tiles3 are laid in a row upon and across the roof boards 1 between the cleats2 with their concave faces upward and said tiles are nailed as at 5 insuch position. These tiles form the bottom row and the next row is madeup of the upper tiles which are laid with their concave faces down uponthe cleats 2 and with their edges overlapping the edges of the tiles 3,as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Nails 6 are driven through the upperends of the tiles 4 into the cleats 2. The longitudinal edges of thetiles 3 and 4 enga 'e one another so as to provide comparative y tightjoints and prevent leakage. Another row of the lower tiles 3 is thenlaid above the rst row of tiles 3 and inline therewith but so as tooverlap the upper ends of the tiles 3 of the i'irst row. The ends of thetiles 3 of the second row abut the adjacent ends of the tiles 4 and arethus held in position without necessitating the nailing thereof to theroof.

Next, another row oi upper tiles 4 is laid so that the tiles 4 overlapthe upper ends of the first row of tiles 4 and also the tiles 3 of thesecond row. rlhis unitary arrangement of tiles is carried out so as tocover the entire roei f llt will be seen that the tiles 4 are laid sothat the nail holes are covered and this prevents leakage. As the nailsfor securing the tiles are usually made of co per and are expensive, thefact that with tile foregoing method a small number of nails is used,reduces the laying cost of the tiles.

lt will be seen that a roof formed in the manner heretofore describedand illustrated in the accompanyin drawings provides a series ofalternate ri s and channels which expedite drainage and thus minimizeleak- Y age.

l claim:

A tile roof, comprising the combination of roof boards, cleats carriedupon the roof boards, ascries of tiles mounted upon the roof boardsbetween the cleats, a second series of tiles mounted upon the cleats andoverlapping and en aging the rst named tiles, a third series o tilesmounted between the cleats so as to overlap the rst named tiles, and afourth series of tiles mounted upon the cleats so as to overlap thesecond tilt dit

and third named tiles, seid first, second and Signedv at Los Angeles,California, this fourth named tiles having fastening elements 5th day ofMay, 1916.

inserted through their upper ends, and the GUSTAFLARSON. lower end ofsaid third named tiles abutting Witnesses: 5 the upper end of the secondnamed tiles to CEAS. J. OHUNN,

secure them in position. L. BELLE WEAVER.

